MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall)

MTV Unplugged is a live album by English singer and songwriter Liam Gallagher. It was released on 12 June 2020 by Warner Records. It was originally set for release on 24 April 2020[1] but was delayed until June due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The album was recorded at Hull City Hall on 3 August 2019, comprising acoustic performances of solo material by Gallagher and Oasis songs.

MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall)
Live album by
Liam Gallagher
Released12 June 2020 (2020-06-12)
Recorded3 August 2019
VenueHull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull
Length43:30
LabelWarner
Liam Gallagher chronology
Why Me? Why Not.
(2019)		 MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall)
(2020)

MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) is the first live release to top the UK Albums Chart since George Michael's Symphonica in 2014, and as of June 2020 is the biggest selling vinyl release of 2020.[3]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Clash8/10[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork5.9/10[8]
Q[9]

MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall) received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album has an average score of 73, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favourable".[4]

Chart performance

MTV Unplugged debuted at number 50 in Australia,[10] number 19 in Austria,[11] number 26 in Belgian Flanders Ultratop,[12] number 13 in Belgian Wallonia Ultratop,[13] number 34 in Netherlands,[14] number 45 in France,[15] number 8 in Germany,[16] number 11 in Italy,[17] number 15 in Switzerland.[18] On 25 June 2020, the album also ranked at number 1 in Ireland,[19] Scotland[20] and in the UK.[21]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wall of Glass"
4:09
2."Some Might Say"
4:57
3."Now That I've Found You"
3:30
4."One of Us"
3:33
5."Stand by Me"
  • N. Gallagher
5:57
6."Sad Song"
  • N. Gallagher
4:30
7."Cast No Shadow"
  • N. Gallagher
5:05
8."Once"
  • A. Wyatt
  • L. Gallagher
3:56
9."Gone"
  • A. Wyatt
  • L. Gallagher
  • M. Tighe
3:54
10."Champagne Supernova"
  • N. Gallagher
3:59
Total length:43:30
Japanese bonus track[22]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Greedy Soul"L. Gallagher4:11
Total length:47:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[23]

Jeremy Davies - Executive Producer for MTV

Charts
Chart performance for MTV Unplugged (Live at Hull City Hall)
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 50
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 34
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 45
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 8
Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 11
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[24] 33
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[25] 26
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 1
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[26] 34

References
  1. Kreps, Daniel (13 March 2020). "Liam Gallagher Announces 'MTV Unplugged' Live Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. Reilly, Nick (7 May 2020). "Liam Gallagher shares new release date for 'MTV Unplugged' live album". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. Daly, Rhian (19 June 2020). "Liam Gallagher's 'MTV Unplugged' album is the first chart-topper in the series since Nirvana". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. "MTV Unplugged [Live at Hull City Hall] by Liam Gallagher". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (12 June 2020). "MTV Unplugged [Live at Hull City Hall] – Liam Gallagher". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. Hansen, Susan (5 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. Bassett, Jordan (11 June 2020). "Liam Gallagher – 'MTV Unplugged' review: live record offers warmth, hope and a sense of unity". NME. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  8. O'Connell, Chris (15 June 2020). "Liam Gallagher: MTV Unplugged Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. Macbain, Hamish (June 2020). "Liam Gallagher – MTV Unplugged". Q (411): 100.
  10. "Australiancharts.com – Liam Gallagher – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  11. "Austriancharts.at – Liam Gallagher – MTV Unplugged" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Liam Gallagher – MTV Unplugged" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  17. "Italiancharts.com – Liam Gallagher – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – Liam Gallagher – MTV Unplugged". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  19. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Liam Gallagher". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  20. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  22. "Liam Gallagher / リアム・ギャラガー「MTV Unplugged / MTVアンプラグド（ライヴ・アット・ハル・シティ・ホール）」 | Warner Music Japan". ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン | Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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  24. "MTV Unplugged on Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  25. "2020-07-06". Oricon. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  26. "Liam Gallagher Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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